Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-05-14

whose names we cannot recall.
There were also 80 from Homecoming
and 13 from Barton, who joined them
here. The Piedmont and Westernport
members went by the B. & o. These
combining with those going from
Cumberland made good representa-
ton of the craft. All wore silk hats
and a bronze medal, suspended
by blue ribbon from a bronze pin.
The pin and one side of the medal are
covered with Masonic emblems, and
other side of the medal bears this in
scription. Commemorative of the
Centennial of the Grand Lodge of
Maryland, A., F. and A. M. 1887,
Talbot Court House, John Coates,
Grand Master; Thomas J. Shryock.
Grand Master, 1887"
They left Cumberland on the first
morning train.
The JOURNAL as an individual left
the JOURNAL as a paper in the hands
of Prof. J. E. J. Buckley Tuesday
and hied away to Baltimore.
Yesterday morning the former re-
turned finding time and space limited
to something like the following:
The meetings of the Grand Lodge
were most interesting entertainments.
The orator and poet, the statesman
and philanthropist were there-a med
ley of talents and tumble of virtues.
The north, south, east and west had
each its brilliant Representatives there.
Bright imagery and glowing words,
descriptive of the mystic tie of Mason
ry, illuminated and warmed all hearts.
Wednesday the JOURNAL accrnn-
panied John B. Williams to the mar
BILE works of Hugh Sisson & Goa
gigantic establishment. John B.
Sisson, a son of the head of the firm,
paid our party all the attention
possible. But the shadow Of death had
fallen athwart the family household.
lis sister, Mrs. Walter r. Abel, laid
critically i'll, and few hours later ifef
gentle spirit quilted earth and
The great intelligencies fair
That range above our mortal state,
In circle round the blessed gate,
Received and gave her welcome there.
Mr.. Sisson kindly led the way
through the City Hall. and from the
summit Of the lofty dome pointed out
all the prominencies Of the great city.
Later we met Daniel Coakly, Of
Coakly Bros, leather firm. When
Mr.. Coakly learned that our party
were friends of William Thomas, of
this place, he wanted us to abandon
all hope of marching fifteen miles in
the sun and make a trip with him to
Boston, or Europe, or Pimlico. But
our destination was the Seven Foot
Knoll Lighthouse. The steamer
Louise was boarded, tho round trip
made in few hours, and we were
back in good time for the second ses-
sion of the Grand Lodge.
Thursday the grand parade took
place. In all respects the demonstra-
ton was an impressive affair. The
heat bore hardly on many, but they
stood it bravely.
During the afternoon tie JOURNAL.
accompanied D. d. Price, of Borden
Shaft, to the Maryland Hospital for
the Insane, at Catonsville. Several
hours Of delightful talk with DR..
Richard Gundry, the chief physician,
during which many incidents of his
long and successful practice came up,
were among the most enjoyable of
the trip. His present duties are varied
and weighty, but aided by his ac-
complished and amiable wife, the
management of four hundred patients
and the charge of q vast State prop
erty are materially lightened.
Passing the patients, inside or out
side the building, the doctors suprem-
acy appears to be unanimously and
Loyalty recognized. He remembers the
hobby of each and knows how to humor
it. His treatment of one may have to
be fatty contradicted by the demands
of the next case, but he is unifolm lmly
kind. "Where no gods are," said
Novalis, "spectres rule" so here, in
minds dedicated to chimerical notions,
logic obtains not by comparisons and
fancies reign undisputedly.
Located on high ground, surrounded
by attractive grounds and landscape
of great diversity and loveliness, a fine
building, clean interior, it is an invi-
ting, healthful retreat for the unfortu-
nate. In conception, build and man
agement it is a credit to the State.
While in Baltimore the JOURNAL saw
number of faces familiar to Frost
burg view, among them that of the
genial Matthias, of Adams, Buck &
Co. His family is larger than it used
to be, he said, and we believe him, for
his smile wore tint of the joyful ex-
clusiveness which those feel whose
cheeks arc warm and moist with the
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